Bernardo vs Costa

Who won Bernardo vs Costa?

Gabriel Costa beat Rhalber Bernardo by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of LFA 154, on Friday 10th March 2023 at Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Bernardo vs Costa stats

Rhalber Bernardo stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gabriel Costa made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Gabriel Costa marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Rhalber Bernardo's LFA record stood at 0-2-0, while Gabriel Costa's came in at 4-1-0.

The stats suggested Bernardo had an advantage in power over Costa, with a 50% knock out percentage over Costa's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Costa had a massive advantage over Bernardo, boasting a 50% submission rate over Bernardo's 13%.

Rhalber Bernardo was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Bernardo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 years and 11 months later than Costa, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 30 to Costa's 17.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gabriel Costa had been fighting more than Rhalber Bernardo.

Going to this contest, Rhalber Bernardo had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 29 days ago, while Gabriel Costa's last outing had been 2 years, 6 months and 2 days ago.

What were the odds on Bernardo vs Costa?

Rhalber Bernardo was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Gabriel Costa made his way into the ring at 3/8 (-260) with oddsmakers.